Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-07-16

vurerv LnrurnidIiUn. -li5ur.H3 ct Stiluu-
ing ut the foot of the ladder and looking
up, it il standing at the top of the
ladder md looking down. 1t is the last
mystery taken out of botany, and geology,
and astronomy, and theology. Oh, will it
not be grand to have all questions an
swerctl2 The perpetually recurring inter-
rogation point changed for the mark of
exclamation. All riddles solved. Who
will fear to go out on That discovery when
I'LL the questions are to be decided which
we have been discussing oil orr lives!
Who shall not clap his hands. in the cnti-
cipation of that blessed country, If it be
no better than through holy curiosity, cry
ing: "The time Of my departure is nt
hand"
remark, again, we ought to have the
JOY of the text, because, leaving this
world, we move into the best society Of
the, universe. You sec great crowd OF
people in some street, and you say:
"Who is passing thcrc2 What general,
what prince is going UP there?' Well, /
see u great tlrong in heaven. say: "Who
|. is the focus Of all that ,admiraJion2 Who
Is the center Of that glittering company,
It is Jesus, the champion of all worlds, the
favorite of all ages. Do you know what
Is the.flrst question tho soul will ask when
it comes through the gate Of heaven2
think the first question will be: .sWhere
is Jesus, the Saviour that pardoned my
sin; that carried my sorrows; that fought
my battles; that won my victories2 0
radiant One! how would like to see Thee!
Thou of the manger, but without its
humiliation; Thou of the cross, but with
out its pangs; Thou of tile grave, but
without it's darkness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk
with Jesus in heaven just as o brother
talks with a brother. Now, what will
you ask him first? I do not know. lean
think what Iwould ask Paul first, If saw
him in heaven. think i would like to
hear him describe the storm that came
upon the ship when there were $50 souls
on the vessel, Paul being the only man on
board cool enough to describe the storm.
There is u fascination about q ship and the
SEA that shall never get over, and think
would like to hear him talk about that
first But when meet my Lord Jesus
Christ, of what shall first delight to hear
Him speak? Now I think what it is.
shall first want to hear the tragedy of his
last hours; and then Lukc's account of the
crucillXion, and Marks account of tho
crucifxion, and Johns account Of the cru
cifiXion will be nothing, while from the
living lips Of Christ the story shall be told
of the gloom TINT fell, and the devils that
arose, md the. fact that upon his
endurance depended the rescue of race;
and there was darkness in the sky, and
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pain became more sharp, and the burdens
became more heavy, until the mob began
to swim away from the dying vision of
Christ, and the cursing of the mob came
to his car moro family, and his hands
were fastened to the horizontal piece of
the cross, and his feet were fastened to
the perpendicular piece Of the cross, and
his head fell forward in swoon as he
uttered the last moan and cried: sit is
finishcdln All heaven will stop to listen
until the story is done, and every harp
will be put down, and every lip closed,
aud all eyes fixed upon the divine nara
tor, until the story is done; and then, at
the tap of the baton, the eternal orchestra
will rouse up. finger on string of harp,
and lips to the mouth of trumpet, there
shall roll forth the oratorio of the Mes
siah: worthy is ting Lamb that was
slain to receive blessing, and riches; and
honor, aud glory, and power world with
soutaend
What he endured; oh. who can TEL, 81 - I.
To savo our soula- from death az heli II.
When there was between Paul and that
magnificent parsonage only the thinness
of the sharp edge of the sword Of the exc
cutioner, do you wonder that he wanted
to gop Oh, my Lord Jesus, let one wave
of that glory roll over this auditoryl
Hark! hear the wedding bells of heaven
ringing now The marriage of the Lamb
has come, and the bride hath made her
self ready.